Monday September 6, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, September 6, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     79  57  3.16  136  33  33  1239  1125  502  435   72  408  635
New York        82  52  3.21  134  50  31  1233  1085  488  439   80  393  580
Oakland         73  63  3.32  136  29  26  1229  1194  519  453   82  358  626
Baltimore       71  64  3.38  135  45  20  1219  1172  513  458   70  417  552
Cleveland       70  66  3.42  136  25  39  1228  1158  520  467   67  465  782
Milwaukee       61  73  3.50  134  36  25  1199  1154  535  466   72  474  556
Texas           63  73  3.54  136  53  12  1232  1246  556  484   96  384  636
California      61  76  3.54  137  52  14  1241  1138  557  488   87  443  829
Boston          65  71  3.64  136  37  19  1223  1294  578  495   91  347  563
Minnesota       69  70  3.88  139  22  19  1256  1245  622  541   79  545  658
Detroit         63  72  3.89  135  44  17  1210  1202  605  523   86  470  637
Chicago         58  78  4.20  136  42  21  1229  1230  629  574   70  506  683

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    15   7  2.36  25  23  19   0   2  202  171   60   53   12   43   80
Vida Blue (OAK)       14  11  2.38  31  31  16   0   6  242  218   75   64    6   51  145
Bill Travers (MIL)    15  12  2.38  29  29  12   0   3  204  168   70   54   16   86  107
Frank Tanana (CAL)    15   9  2.63  29  29  20   0   2  243  186   81   71   22   59  222
Jim Palmer (BAL)      19  12  2.64  36  36  19   0   5  280  232   94   82   18   79  147
Wayne Garland (BAL)   15   6  2.73  32  19   9   1   2  181  177   67   55    8   47   86
Mike Torrez (OAK)     11  10  2.80  32  32   7   0   1  209  194   83   65   15   73   94
Bill Campbell (MIN)   15   4  2.97  67   0   0  16   0  151  127   57   50    8   57  102
Bert Blyleven (TEX)   11  15  3.01  31  31  15   0   5  254  244   95   85   11   71  182
Jerry Augustine (MIL)  8   9  3.03  34  19   5   0   3  140  129   52   47    7   47   48

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Holdsworth        3   0  1.61  12   0   0   2   0   28   17    5    5    0    6   16
Tippy Martinez         2   1  2.43  23   0   0   6   0   33   26   10    9    0   23   25
Jim Palmer            19  12  2.64  36  36  19   0   5  280  232   94   82   18   79  147
Wayne Garland         15   6  2.73  32  19   9   1   2  181  177   67   55    8   47   86
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dyar Miller            2   3  3.09  44   0   0   6   0   79   69   29   27    5   34   35
Doyle Alexander        3   4  3.50  11   6   2   0   1   64   58   27   25    3   24   17
Ross Grimsley          7   6  3.78  24  15   1   0   0  117  122   55   49    7   33   35
Rudy May               8   6  3.95  19  16   4   0   1  114  123   59   50    8   34   56
Mike Cuellar           4  13  4.96  26  19   2   1   1  107  129   63   59    8   50   32
Mike Flanagan          1   4  4.98  16   7   2   0   0   60   60   35   33    7   22   37
Dave Pagan             1   4  4.99  17   4   0   1   0   40   40   24   22    1   21   27
Grant Jackson          1   1  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Willoughby         2  11  2.92  46   0   0   6   0   86   81   35   28    4   30   33
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.00   5   1   0   0   0    9    9    3    3    0    6    4
Luis Tiant            17  10  3.05  31  31  14   0   2  221  235   87   75   17   50   94
Rick Jones             4   2  3.06  21  13   1   0   0   88  114   39   30    5   25   41
Fergie Jenkins        12  11  3.27  30  29  12   0   2  209  201   85   76   20   43  142
Tom Murphy             4   5  3.39  31   0   0   4   0   66   77   37   25    4   22   25
Reggie Cleveland       7   8  3.55  36   9   1   2   0  139  140   67   55    2   46   63
Rick Wise             11  10  3.85  29  29   8   0   3  182  188   90   78   16   41   73
Tom House              1   3  4.43  34   0   0   4   0   43   39   22   21    4   19   24
Dick Pole              5   5  4.62  28  14   1   0   0  109  118   59   56    8   43   45
Bill Lee               2   6  6.20  20  10   0   3   0   70   92   54   48   11   22   19

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Hartzell          6   4  2.54  32  10   6   2   2  131  120   42   37    5   35   45
Frank Tanana          15   9  2.63  29  29  20   0   2  243  186   81   71   22   59  222
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Gary Ross              7  15  3.18  29  27   6   0   1  195  199   82   69   11   49   94
Sid Monge              5   5  3.62  27  11   1   0   0   97   91   44   39    9   39   37
Mickey Scott           3   0  3.67  28   0   0   3   0   34   39   17   14    3   10    8
John Verhoeven         0   1  3.68  18   0   0   3   0   29   29   12   12    2    9   17
Nolan Ryan            12  17  3.84  33  33  16   0   4  232  174  110   99   12  144  260
Don Kirkwood           5  10  4.50  25  23   3   0   0  136  149   78   68   11   42   67
Andy Hassler           0   6  5.13  14   4   0   0   0   47   50   31   27    3   17   16
Dick Drago             5   7  5.31  37   0   0   4   0   63   67   40   37    6   25   36
Mike Overy             0   1  5.68   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    4    4    1    2    7
Steve Dunning          0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    9    5    2    6    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Clay Carroll           4   4  2.35  27   0   0   6   0   73   61   23   19    0   20   36
Ken Kravec             1   2  2.77   5   5   1   0   0   39   33   12   12    2   18   31
Ken Brett              9   8  3.35  22  21  11   1   1  158  131   64   59    5   63   72
Dave Hamilton          6   6  3.47  41   1   0   9   0   86   74   34   33    3   41   58
Rich Gossage           8  14  3.77  26  24  12   1   0  189  176   85   79   12   76  117
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Francisco Barrios      3   8  4.53  31  12   4   3   0  117  116   63   59   11   38   67
Terry Forster          2   9  4.59  26  15   1   1   0  100  114   58   51    6   38   66
Bart Johnson           9  13  4.71  28  28   6   0   3  180  193   98   94   13   56   76
Pete Vuckovich         7   3  4.71  27   7   1   0   0   99  110   54   52    3   49   58
Chris Knapp            1   1  5.28   7   3   1   0   0   29   32   20   17    4   26   19
Blue Moon Odom         2   2  5.79   8   4   0   0   0   28   31   21   18    2   20   18
Jesse Jefferson        2   5  8.15  18   9   0   0   0   60   81   57   54    4   40   26
Larry Monroe           0   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    0    4    3
Jack Kucek             0   0  9.64   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    2    4    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Harry Parker           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.01  51   0   0  16   0   81   48   19   18    1   43   86
Stan Thomas            3   2  2.04  32   5   2   6   0   88   70   23   20    4   35   50
Jim Kern               9   7  2.46  43   2   0  13   0  106   81   36   29    2   47  101
Jim Bibby             11   5  3.23  29  16   2   1   2  128  128   48   46    3   47   71
Pat Dobson            13  11  3.33  30  30   6   0   0  189  194   84   70   11   59   98
Rick Waits             7   5  3.51  21  18   4   0   2  103  113   45   40    6   46   56
Tom Buskey             5   3  3.72  36   0   0   1   0   87   83   40   36    9   33   31
Dennis Eckersley      10  11  3.80  30  24   6   1   2  154  122   71   65   10   62  141
Jackie Brown           8  10  4.18  29  26   5   0   2  172  182   88   80   13   50  101
Don Hood               3   5  4.27  30   6   0   1   0   72   78   35   34    5   33   27
Fritz Peterson         0   3  5.55   9   9   0   0   0   47   59   31   29    3   10   19

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Glynn               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    6    0    1    0    0    6    8
Mark Fidrych          15   7  2.36  25  23  19   0   2  202  171   60   53   12   43   80
John Hiller           11   7  2.65  50   0   0  11   0  102   83   34   30    6   61  104
Vern Ruhle             9  10  3.53  29  29   5   0   1  191  211   87   75   17   54   85
Dave Roberts          13  14  4.02  30  30  15   0   3  213  209  102   95   13   55   63
Bill Laxton            0   5  4.22  22   3   0   2   0   75   61   41   35   10   39   60
Jim Crawford           0   6  4.52  27   2   1   2   0   88   90   53   44    3   37   54
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Ray Bare               6   7  5.12  27  19   2   0   1  116  140   82   66   13   46   56
Dave Lemanczyk         4   5  5.16  15   9   1   0   0   61   64   36   35    5   25   44
Steve Grilli           3   1  5.21  31   0   0   2   0   57   58   41   33    5   36   31
Frank MacCormack       0   5  5.79   9   8   0   0   0   33   35   24   21    1   34   14

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    0    0    0    3    1
Mark Littell           7   3  1.86  50   1   0  15   0   92   60   21   19    1   49   84
Tom Bruno              1   0  1.98   8   0   0   0   0   14   13    3    3    0    3    9
Steve Mingori          3   4  2.13  45   0   0  10   0   72   57   18   17    2   19   34
Andy Hassler           4   3  2.44  14  10   2   0   1   77   64   24   21    2   29   36
Marty Pattin           6  11  2.86  38  10   1   5   0  101   81   38   32    7   30   50
Al Fitzmorris         15  10  3.06  30  29   8   0   2  197  203   80   67    5   50   70
Dennis Leonard        16   7  3.35  29  28  14   0   2  223  207   92   83   13   57  131
Doug Bird             11   8  3.55  34  22   2   2   1  165  155   77   65   17   28   91
Paul Splittorff       11   7  3.55  23  22   5   0   1  152  156   68   60   10   54   57
Larry Gura             1   0  3.57  14   1   0   0   0   40   38   19   16    4   16   17
Steve Busby            3   3  4.40  13  13   1   0   0   72   58   42   35    7   49   29
Tom Hall               1   1  4.45  27   0   0   1   0   28   25   17   14    4   15   23
Bob McClure            0   0 11.57   5   0   0   0   0    2    1    3    3    0    6    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         4   2  2.38  28   0   0   9   0   42   23   12   11    3   28   36
Bill Travers          15  12  2.38  29  29  12   0   3  204  168   70   54   16   86  107
Jerry Augustine        8   9  3.03  34  19   5   0   3  140  129   52   47    7   47   48
Bill Castro            4   4  3.05  32   0   0   6   0   62   62   23   21    2   17   20
Eduardo Rodriguez      5  11  3.41  42  11   3   8   0  119  108   58   45    5   55   65
Jim Slaton            14  11  3.47  33  33   9   0   2  254  247  111   98   13   80  123
Jim Colborn            8  13  3.70  28  28   6   0   0  197  202   85   81   17   46   86
Ray Sadecki            2   0  4.19  32   0   0   1   0   34   34   18   16    2   17   26
Pete Broberg           1   7  4.89  19  11   1   0   0   88   94   56   48    4   70   26
Rick Austin            0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5   10    3    3    1    0    3
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
Bill Champion          0   1  7.03  10   3   0   0   0   24   35   20   19    0   13    8
Ed Sprague             0   2  7.04   3   0   0   0   0    8   14    7    6    0    3    0
Tom Murphy             0   1  7.36  15   0   0   1   0   18   25   18   15    2    9    7

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          7   1  2.34  50   0   0   1   0  104   86   28   27   11   22   39
Tom Johnson            3   1  2.74  15   1   0   0   0   46   43   14   14    2    8   35
Bill Campbell         15   4  2.97  67   0   0  16   0  151  127   57   50    8   57  102
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Dave Goltz            11  13  3.52  31  30  10   0   2  212  211  102   83   13   78  109
Vic Albury             3   1  3.88  22   0   0   0   0   46   48   22   20    0   22   21
Bill Singer            6   8  4.21  21  21   4   0   2  137  140   74   64    8   61   53
Steve Luebber          3   4  4.24  34   9   1   2   1   93   88   47   44    6   50   38
Pete Redfern           4   7  4.38  18  18   0   0   0   84   82   50   41    5   54   53
Jim Hughes             7  12  5.02  32  21   2   0   0  143  158   94   80   14   64   68
Eddie Bane             4   7  5.19  16  15   1   0   0   76   88   49   44    6   39   24
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
Mike Pazik             0   0  7.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   13    9    7    0    4    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Brett              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Grant Jackson          4   0  1.77  17   0   0   1   0   41   28    8    8    0   13   20
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Dick Tidrow            4   4  2.30  40   2   0   7   0   78   61   22   20    3   23   53
Sparky Lyle            7   8  2.34  58   0   0  20   0   96   78   32   25    4   38   57
Doyle Alexander        8   4  2.80  15  15   4   0   1  113   88   38   35    7   32   32
Ed Figueroa           16   8  3.08  29  29  11   0   3  213  196   86   73   10   85  102
Dock Ellis            14   6  3.23  27  27   7   0   1  173  157   68   62   12   64   52
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Catfish Hunter        14  14  3.63  32  32  18   0   2  268  240  114  108   27   62  154
Ken Holtzman           7   4  4.45  16  16   7   0   2  109  123   59   54    9   23   30
Jim York               1   0  5.59   3   0   0   0   0   10   14    7    6    1    4    6
Ron Guidry             0   0  8.38   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    9    9    1    3    8

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers        11   9  2.27  60   0   0  19   0  115   98   32   29    3   34  106
Vida Blue             14  11  2.38  31  31  16   0   6  242  218   75   64    6   51  145
Mike Torrez           11  10  2.80  32  32   7   0   1  209  194   83   65   15   73   94
Stan Bahnsen           7   5  3.26  31  11   1   0   1  121  108   46   44   11   38   74
Paul Lindblad          6   4  3.31  56   0   0   4   0   98   96   45   36    4   21   32
Dick Bosman            4   1  3.68  23  13   0   0   0  100  101   44   41    9   16   29
Jim Todd               6   8  4.15  40   0   0   3   0   69   71   40   32    5   32   18
Paul Mitchell          8   6  4.37  23  23   4   0   1  128  153   69   62   14   29   61
Mike Norris            4   5  4.66  22  18   1   0   1   93   85   50   48   10   51   43
Glenn Abbott           2   4  5.43  15   8   0   0   0   53   70   35   32    5   13   24

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Terpko            3   3  2.39  29   0   0   0   0   49   40   14   13    2   28   22
Steve Foucault         8   7  2.92  40   0   0   5   0   71   63   26   23    9   21   36
Bert Blyleven          7  10  2.94  19  19  11   0   5  159  143   56   52    8   36  107
Steve Hargan           6   6  3.19  27   7   2   0   1  110  103   48   39    6   33   55
Tommy Boggs            1   4  3.29   8   8   3   0   0   55   54   22   20    6   19   17
Jim Umbarger           9  11  3.38  26  26   9   0   3  168  180   79   63   12   47   93
Gaylord Perry         12  12  3.45  27  27  17   0   1  209  198   82   80   13   44  123
Bill Singer            4   1  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   65   56   31   25    4   27   34
Mike Bacsik            1   1  3.56  16   0   0   0   0   43   52   21   17    3   19   15
Nelson Briles          9   8  3.57  27  27   6   0   1  177  199   81   70   17   40   82
Fritz Peterson         1   0  3.60   4   2   0   0   0   15   21    7    6    0    7    4
Joe Hoerner            0   3  4.54  38   0   0   7   0   34   39   19   17    2   17   15
Steve Barr             2   6  5.66  18  10   3   0   0   62   65   48   39    9   40   22
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 10.03   5   0   0   0   0   12   20   15   13    3    4    6
Craig Skok             0   1 13.50   6   0   0   0   0    5   13    7    7    2    2    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          19
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  E. Figueroa (NY)         16
  D. Leonard (KC)          16
  B. Campbell (MIN)        15
  M. Fidrych (DET)         15
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       15
  W. Garland (BAL)         15
  F. Tanana (CAL)          15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        15
  G. Ross (CAL)            15
  R. Gossage (CHI)         14
  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  D. Roberts (DET)         14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  D. Goltz (MIN)           13
  B. Johnson (CHI)         13

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  M. Fidrych (DET)         19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          19
  C. Hunter (NY)           18
  G. Perry (TEX)           17
  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        15
  D. Roberts (DET)         15
  D. Leonard (KC)          14

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  R. Fingers (OAK)         19
  B. Campbell (MIN)        16
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         16
  M. Littell (KC)          15
  J. Kern (CLE)            13
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  S. Mingori (KC)          10
  D. Frisella (MIL)         9
  D. Hamilton (CHI)         9

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  K. Holtzman (NY)          3
  B. Johnson (CHI)          3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  B. Singer (MIN)           3

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       280.0
  C. Hunter (NY)        268.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     254.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       254.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       243.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         242.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         232.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       223.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        221.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      213.1

Hits:

  J. Slaton (MIL)         247
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       244
  C. Hunter (NY)          240
  L. Tiant (BOS)          235
  J. Palmer (BAL)         232
  K. Holtzman (NY)        223
  V. Blue (OAK)           218
  D. Goltz (MIN)          211
  V. Ruhle (DET)          211
  D. Roberts (DET)        209

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)          114
  J. Slaton (MIL)         111
  N. Ryan (CAL)           110
  B. Singer (MIN)         105
  D. Goltz (MIN)          102
  D. Roberts (DET)        102
  B. Johnson (CHI)         98
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        95
  J. Hughes (MIN)          94
  J. Palmer (BAL)          94

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           27
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          18
  D. Bird (KC)             17
  N. Briles (TEX)          17
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17
  V. Ruhle (DET)           17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  B. Travers (MIL)         16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           144
  B. Singer (MIN)          88
  B. Travers (MIL)         86
  E. Figueroa (NY)         85
  J. Slaton (MIL)          80
  J. Palmer (BAL)          79
  D. Goltz (MIN)           78
  R. Gossage (CHI)         76
  M. Torrez (OAK)          73
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        71

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           260
  F. Tanana (CAL)         222
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       182
  C. Hunter (NY)          154
  J. Palmer (BAL)         147
  V. Blue (OAK)           145
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        142
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      141
  D. Leonard (KC)         131
  G. Perry (TEX)          123

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